Ohio lawmakers from both parties approved a new congressional map Friday that gives Republicans an advantage in two key districts.
The map, adopted unanimously by the Ohio Redistricting Commission without public input, will stay in effect until 2030. The new map could threaten the reelection bids of Democratic Reps. Greg Landsman and Marcy Kaptur, the latter of whom narrowly held her seat in 2024 by less than a percentage point after being a top GOP target.
Ohio Democrats supported the map, as it protects Rep. Emilia Sykes’s Akron seat and keeps a Cincinnati district competitive. Gov. Mike DeWine said the plan could give Republicans a 12–3 edge, calling it a favorable outcome for the GOP.
“For Republicans who might not like this (outcome), I would simply say that this very well could be a 12-3 map. Those are pretty darn good numbers,” DeWine told reporters, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Republicans currently control 10 of Ohio’s 15 congressional seats. Because the map was approved by both parties, Democrats have forfeited the right to challenge it in 2026.
“It resolves it, and I think lessens the chance that there might be a referendum that our side might lose,” DeWine.
Why are Ohio Republicans just giving two swing districts to Democrats?
There is no need for this at all. Ohio is now a deep red state. 13-2 is totally safe and doable. https://t.co/8BWOgkQUQF
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) October 30, 2025
